Above the rooftops, Shangguan Feiyun and Wang Jin were locked in fierce combat, their exchanges striking back and forth in a lively spectacle.
Shangguan Feiyun's Flying Flower Scattered Hands roared with force, its moves blending cunning with hardness and changing without end.
On the other side, although Wang Jin's Martial Arts were nothing rare, he had cultivated them to the level of Mastered. Every move looked simple, yet his defense was airtight.
Shangguan Feiyun took a moment to glance at the battle below. It was fine that he looked—but the moment he did, he was shocked.
Shangguan Feiyun had always doubted the claim that Li Yan was a Murderous Fiend. After all, from his interactions with Li Yan, it was hard to imagine him as someone bloodthirsty.
But the scene on the street now made him understand what it meant that one could not judge a person by appearances.
"Hmph! You dare lose focus while fighting this old man? Boy of the Shangguan Family, you're courting death!"
As the words fell, a fist tore through the layered palm shadows and shot straight for Shangguan Feiyun's face.
Though Shangguan Feiyun flashed aside, he lost the initiative he had gained earlier, and the battle immediately became deadlocked once more.
Between distant buildings, the battle between Shangguan Liuyun and Huang Lingyan was even more terrifying.
One danced his hands, sending snowflakes swirling with frost, while not even an inch around him could be violated.
The other was wreathed in fluttering leaves, sharp as blades. As the wind swept wildly, its howl never ceased.
The two forces collided without pause, roaring snow and wind-blown leaves entwining as they eroded one another.
Both had reached the Ninth Level of Meridian Opening and touched upon the threshold of the Energy Gathering Realm. The force that scattered outward would continuously condense amid the clashes. Once it became a thin layer covering their bodies, they would step into the Energy Gathering Realm.
"Heh. It seems the eldest young master has not been at the ninth level for long. In that case, you may not necessarily be my match."
Seeing that Shangguan Liuyun's domain was closer to three inches, Huang Lingyan sneered repeatedly.
Shangguan Liuyun did not answer. Because of its immense reserves of Qi, the Flower Cultivation and Leaf Nurturing Art faced greater obstacles and required more time to break through realms. Naturally, he would not share such matters with others.
Their realms were not far apart. Since Shangguan Liuyun could cover a greater range, he naturally held the initiative.
After their palms crossed and they separated again, Shangguan Liuyun glanced toward the street, and his eyes likewise trembled.
Because of his father's generation, he had taken over the Shangguan Family from a young age. He had experienced many disputes in the martial world and the filth of commerce, and had long been intimately familiar with killing.
Yet killing and slaughter were still two entirely different concepts.
The unparalleled killing methods Li Yan displayed before him did not resemble a conflict in the martial world at all. Instead, they looked like a scene of battle on a battlefield.
Had he experienced war, or was it...
Before he could think further, Huang Lingyan raised his palm and pressed forward again. Shangguan Liuyun could only turn back to counter.
Flinging the blood from his blade, Li Yan took a deep breath as his attributes changed once more.
Name: Li Yan Realm: First Level of Qi Condensation Strength: 120.9 Speed: 114.3 Physique: 122.6 Spirit: 35 True Qi: 15.2 Martial Arts: Hundred Beasts Marrow Quenching Scripture, Fifth Level (123/1600); Hundred Battles Saber, Peak Mastery (321/1200); Falling Star Spear Fragment, Not Learned (Complete/1000); Tearing Wind Claws, Not Learned (0/100); Flower Cultivation and Leaf Nurturing Art, First Level (18/2000); Wind Chasing Wave Treading, Initial Glimpse (8/400) Remaining Experience Points: 1821
He only lacked a little more Experience Points to break through to the second level of the Flower Cultivation and Leaf Nurturing Art. Raising his eyes, he saw that there were still plenty of martial world people ahead of him, so Experience Points were in no short supply.
However, compared to the people from before, the auras of these people were stronger by far more than a single star and a half!
"Damn it, he really is a bloodthirsty villain!"
"You dared kill so many of our brothers! A hundred deaths would not absolve you of your crimes!"
"Don't waste words on a killing embryo like him! Finish this brat!"
"Attack!"
As the words fell, several people in the crowd swiftly closed in to kill him.
These people were utterly different from the cannon fodder sent up earlier. Whether in speed, strength, or the Martial Arts they displayed, they were beyond comparison with ordinary people.
Although Li Yan could swiftly kill one or two people with the Hundred Battles Saber Technique, he would inevitably be wounded by the others.
Dozens more people behind them were eager to make a move. If they charged forward one after another, the final result would be that he would be worn to death here alive.
"Brat, die!"
A man wielding a massive axe chopped down from behind him. In that instant, Li Yan stepped back and flipped into the air at a bizarre angle.
"System, raise the level of Wind Chasing Wave Treading."
"392 Experience Points consumed. Wind Chasing Wave Treading has been raised to Minor Accomplishment!"
"Martial Arts: Wind Chasing Wave Treading, Minor Accomplishment (0/800)"
"Remaining Experience Points: 1429"
With Wind Chasing Wave Treading raised to Minor Accomplishment, Li Yan's movement skill soared in a straight line. As he leaped, he stepped through the air, twisting his body at a strange angle and barely avoiding the axe.
"What?"
The man's heart jolted, but a cold laugh rang out beside his ear. "Don't be surprised. After all, you won't have the chance again~"
Squelch!
The blade swept across his throat, and blood instantly sprayed out, staining the robes of several people nearby red.
The martial world people watching around them all felt a chill in their hearts. The dead man's strength was on par with theirs, yet he had still been instantly killed in a single move.
If they allowed this brat to continue slaughtering them, no one knew whether they would be the next person to die.
"Damn it! Stop holding back! Attack him together!"
Someone shouted, and the martial world people around them stopped holding back as well, raising their weapons and rushing forward.
The suddenly intensified assault threw Li Yan, who had only just gained a chance to catch his breath, back into a predicament. These people relied on their numerical advantage and charged at him in waves. Every strike was a killing move, with one person following another, giving Li Yan no chance to breathe.
In an instant, Li Yan understood that these people intended to use this method to continuously unleash deadly attacks. So long as even one move landed, he would be doomed beyond redemption.
He still had 1,400 Experience Points. If he raised Wind Chasing Wave Treading to Mastered, he should be able to turn danger into safety.
However, running was not Li Yan's style!
"System, raise the Hundred Battles Saber."
"1200 Experience Points consumed. The realm of the Hundred Battles Saber Technique is rising..."
"Upgrade successful. Congratulations, the Hundred Battles Saber has been raised to the Return to Truth realm. Congratulations, the Hundred Battles Saber Technique has undergone a transformation. Congratulations, the Hundred Battles Saber Technique has transformed into the secret skill... War Blade: Bloodbath."
"War Blade: Bloodbath: A transformation born from the Hundred Battles Saber Technique. A slash that can completely unleash attributes such as speed, strength, and True Qi."
At that moment, the saber techniques of the Hundred Battles Saber completely fused into Li Yan's body. With a thought, he could execute moves belonging to the Hundred Battles Saber Technique.
But more importantly was the newly born secret skill.
This secret skill was a slash formed by fusing together all the essence of the Hundred Battles Saber Technique. Every move of the Hundred Battles Saber could be incorporated into this secret skill, unleashing power far beyond the ordinary.
However, since it was a secret skill, its consumption was naturally substantial. It could not be used continuously.
Just as the information fused into his body, two more people attacked from his left and right.
One wielded twin blades, aiming straight for Li Yan's neck, while the other thrust a single-handed halberd at his back.
Just as the two attacks were about to strike him, Li Yan suddenly twisted and slashed out with his saber, while sweeping out with a whip-like kick.
His blade cleaved aside the twin blades, and his foot kicked away the single-handed halberd, directly forcing the two men back.
When he raised his head again, two long swords were already right before him.
"Heh, you really think this is enough to kill me? Today, I'll open your eyes!"
With a murmur, as the saber in his hand swung, a streak of blood-red light bloomed in everyone's eyes.
It was clearly only a streak of bloody light, yet it was as dazzling as the blazing noon sun, as though it wanted to draw in all their minds!
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